I found this on a blog called cook.eat.think last summer. I have neither a food processor or a bread machine, so I used my blender and my oven. What the article doesn't cover as well is that you can go Whole Foods (I've even seen this in the organic section of Kroger by Red Mill by the package) and buy bulk grains. You can mix and match whatever you like (barley, rye, millet, ect) Take them home rinse them and keep them wet and dark( tupperware in the cabinent) Rinse them once or twice a day until they sprout and grow. I will say that even though Ezekial bread is over $5 sometimes at my Krogers, it goes a long way because it's so filling, I eat one slice where I'd normally have two.
1 cup sprouted grains (I used a mix which included organic wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats, spelt, kamut, quinoa, sesame, millet and amaranth)
about 1 c milk (see note in directions*)
1/2 c + 3 Tbsp water (tweaked)
3 c whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp organic brown sugar (can also use honey, agave, etc.)
2 Tbsp softened butter
1 Tbsp softened coconut oil (you could also just use more butter)
2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp yeast
>>optional...2Tbsp vital wheat gluten
directions::
Blend sprouted grains in a food processor until they are a course meal. Measure 1 cup of the ground grains into a large cup measure. Leaving the grains in the cup, pour fresh room temp milk over the grains to the 1 cup mark* (This compensates for liquid present in fresh sprouted grains). Place this mix into the bread machine pan. Measure the 1/2 cup + 3 Tbsp room temp water and add that into the bread machine also. Add the rest of the ingredients into the machine pan in the order your bread machine recommends. Select the wheat cycle and light crust.
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